Kibo added to ISS
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2008, 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery attached the Japanese lab module Kibo to the International Space Station on Tuesday at the end of the mission's first spacewalk. Astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan spent six hours and 48 minutes outside the ISS on a spacewalk that ended at 7:10 pm EDT (2310 GMT) Tuesday. The astronauts first prepared the Kibo module for removal from the shuttle's cargo bay, while also moving an orbiter inspection boom from the station to the shuttle and also checking on a problematic solar array joint on the station. Near the end of the EVA the shuttle crew used the station's robotic arm to lift Kibo out of the cargo bay and successfully attach it to the Harmony node of the station.
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery attached the Japanese lab module Kibo to the International Space Station on Tuesday at the end of the mission's first spacewalk. Astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan spent six hours and 48 minutes outside the ISS on a spacewalk that ended at 7:10 pm EDT (2310 GMT) Tuesday. The astronauts first prepared the Kibo module for removal from the shuttle's cargo bay, while also moving an orbiter inspection boom from the station to the shuttle and also checking on a problematic solar array joint on the station. Near the end of the EVA the shuttle crew used the station's robotic arm to lift Kibo out of the cargo bay and successfully attach it to the Harmony node of the station.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Friday, April 3
SpaceX successfully launches 29 Starlink satellites
Spectrum News — 6:39 am ET (1039 GMT) Space Force using ‘integrated test teams’ to speed up capability delivery
Defensescoop — 6:39 am ET (1039 GMT) Space Launcher Shortages Are Poised To Persist
Aviation Week — 6:38 am ET (1038 GMT) SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early investors cash out
The Conversation — 6:36 am ET (1036 GMT) SpaceX’s IPO could be the largest-ever public offering—what to know before investing, from experts
CNBC — 6:36 am ET (1036 GMT) |
